kōtuku rerenga tahi
1. rare visitor, white heron of single flight - used figuratively of rare and important visitors.
Kua tae mai ēnei kōtuku rerenga tahi, kua takahi ō rāua waewae i ngā marae maha o Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu (TTT 1/4/1927). / These rare visitors have travelled to the many marae of the North and South Islands.
Synonyms: waetapu, waewae tapu
